Graduate
Alumni
The OB体育官网 Department of World Languages would like to acknowledge the following alumni for completing their Ph.D. in Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (LALS). Congratulations, bulls!
(Alumni in alphabetical order; year of graduation in parenthesis)
Dr. Khalid Alghamdi (2024)
Current position: Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University
Dissertation title: Genre analysis of promotional texts: Rhetorical patterns and metadiscursive features
of teaching philosophy statements
Dissertation committee: Matt Kessler (Co-chair), Camilla V谩squez (Co-chair), Carter Morgan, and Wei Zhu
Dr. Oksana Bomba (2023)
Current position: Instructor, University of Montana
Dissertation title: The discussion-conclusion section of quantitative versus qualitative research articles
in second language writing: Rhetorical structure and interactional metadiscourse
Dissertation committee: Wei Zhu (Chair), Nicole Tracy-Ventura, Amanda Huensch, and Brandon Tullock
Dr. Judith Bridges (2019)
Current position: Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of World Languages, University of
South Florida
Dissertation title: [X]splaining gender, race, class, and body: Metapragmatic disputes of linguistic authority
and ideologies on Twitter, Reddit, and Tumblr
Dissertation committee: Camilla V谩squez (Chair), Mariaelena Bartesaghi, Amanda Huensch, and Nicole Tracy-Ventura
Dr. Tuc Chau (2023)
Current position: Lecturer, UC Santa Barbara
Dissertation title: The relationships between L1, writing quality, and complexity, accuracy, and fluency
in L2 writing
Dissertation committee: Matt Kessler (Chair), Amanda Huensch, Brandon Tullock, and Wei Zhu
Dr. Zakaria Fahmi (2024)
Current position: Instructor, Department of English and Writing, University of Tampa
Dissertation title: Curricula as